Day 57 - Plyocide

I got home from work in time to be able to workout before we ate dinner.  Thank goodness I did that because it was a lot easier to do all of this jumping around before eating dinner.  I had a pretty big lunch today at an Indian restaurant, so I took it easy for Breakfast and Dinner.  I did a lot of sweating during the workout tonight, so I know I wasn't taking it easy.  I could feel the burn on almost every routine.  I'm still taking some breaks throughout the workout, but am making progress at keeping up with the reps for most of the workouts.  My cold is also getting better, so that's making it easier to workout.  I'm convinced that the workouts and healthier eating are helping me to recover from this cold quicker than I otherwise would have.  My daughter and wife have both had it as well and it seems they were hit by it harder than me.

Day 56 (start of week 9) - Chest and Back and Balance & X2 Ab Ripper

When I got home from work I was feeling a bit run down because of this stupid head cold. I did my workout and am feeling a lot better.  I weighed in this morning and am now down to 160 (so down 28 lbs total).  It seems the more I get in shape the more I realize how much I really needed to lose.  I still have some flab around the middle, but it's definitely getting better.  Now wearing size 33 jeans instead of the size 36 jeans when this journey began.

Day 55 - Rest day

Taking Sunday off to rest and try to recover from this cold.

Day 54 - Base and Back & Ab Ripper

My day started with two hours of basketball.  I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to run up and down the court and not be nearly as winded as I've been in the past.  I treated myself to a Wawa Egg, Ham and swiss breakfast hoagie on the way home.  Yummm.  For lunch I had a half sandwich of Santa Fe Turkey Breast with some tomato slices on it.  Despite my still being a bit sick, the workout today went pretty well.  I didn't increase reps on much, but I also didn't fall off on any. 

Day 53 - X2 Yoga

I still have a bit of a cold and my back was hurting a bit after last night's workout (I'm plagued by a touch of arthritis from a previous injury), so Yoga tonight was just what I needed.  I feel better having finished the workout.  Afterward I made some Chicken stir fry for dinner and had a protein bar for dessert.

Day 52 - X2 Shoulders and Arm & X2 Ab Ripper

Most of the day today I felt like I may be starting on a cold.  I was concerned that it may impact my workout, but actually I felt better by the time I was done.  I decided to do my workout before eating dinner and found this to be a lot better.  I really like this workout.  By the time I got done the biceps felt pumped up. I'm glad that these phase 2 workout are including Ab Ripper more often.  It sure is helping.  Getting dressed this morning my wife mentioned to me that it really shows that I've lost weight.  That was nice to hear from her.  I did pretty well on my calorie count today as well, so I expect that the weight should continue to fall off over time if I can stay vigilant.  As of this morning I weighed in at 162, so down 26 lbs.  I'm looking forward to day 60 so that I can post a picture on the TeamBeachBody site and see if there is a noticeable difference from day 30.

Day 51 - Rest Day

I decided to do some pushups tonight so I did three sets.
       40 - Rest - 35 - Rest - 30

Tomorrow it's back to the routine with intensity.